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Quote by Harold MacMillan
We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for

We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts. – Harold MacMillan

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America has always been a country of amateurs where the professional, that is to say, the man who claims authority as a member of an ?lite which knows the law in some field or other, is an object of distrust and resentment. – W. H. Auden

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Always listen to experts. Theyll tell you what cant be done and why. Then do it. – Robert A. Heinlein

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What a delightful thing is the conversation of specialists! One understands absolutely nothing and its charming. – Edgar Degas

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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, theres a layer of people who run everything. But we –were just peasants. We dont understand whats going on, and we cant do anything. – Doris Lessing

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